Tag: torture
Iraqi actor Karar Noshi tortured and murdered for ‘looking gay’
An actor in Iraq has reportedly been kidnapped and murdered for ‘looking gay.’
New information – the situation in Chechnya as it stands
The violence directed at (perceived) gay and bisexual men was carried out with the direct involvement of local authorities, this pressure extended outside the borders of the Chechen Republic, and it led over 100 people to seek assistance from LGBTI organisations.
French president Emmanuel Macron calls on Putin to protect gay Chechens
French president Emmanuel Macron says he has urged Vladimir Putin to ensure that the rights of LGBT people are protected following allegations of a crackdown on gay men in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
Chechnya gay rights: Activists with petition held in Moscow
Five gay rights activists have been detained in Moscow as they tried to deliver a petition to the office of Russia’s prosecutor general.
Indonesia: Release Gay Men at Risk of Torture
Indonesian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release two men detained in Aceh province under a local ordinance that criminalises homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said today.
Latest information from Chechnya – detentions continue
Since ILGA-Europe’s previous update, the Russian LGBT Network has continued its fact-finding mission on the alarming arbitrary detention, torture and killing of (perceived) gay men in Chechnya.